YouDied

Replaces the vanilla death screen with the classic Dark Souls "You died" screen.

Features

• Shortens the delay before character dying and respawning.
• Reuses existing "You died" translation to match the language you've set in game.

Configuration

The only setting is in BepInEx/config/JevMods.YouDied.cfg, created on first launch.

• Sound.Volume: volume of the death sound, from 0 to 1 (default 0.7).

Building from source

To build you need Windows, the .NET SDK 8 or newer (with the .NET Framework 4.8 developer pack), Valheim and BepInEx. The easiest way to get BepInEx is to install BepInExPack_Valheim in a Thunderstore Mod Manager profile.

git clone https://github.com/JevMods/YouDied.git
cd YouDied
dotnet build src/YouDied -c Release

Then copy src/YouDied/bin/Release/YouDied.dll and the src/YouDied/bin/Release/assets folder into a BepInEx/plugins/YouDied folder.

The build looks for Valheim through Steam and for BepInEx in the Default profile of the Thunderstore Mod Manager. If yours live elsewhere, pass the paths:

dotnet build src/YouDied -c Release -p:ValheimDir="D:\Games\Valheim" -p:BepInExDir="D:\Games\Valheim\BepInEx"

You can also set the VALHEIM_INSTALL environment variable. With no Valheim install at all, point ManagedDir at the valheim_server_Data/Managed folder of the free Valheim Dedicated Server (Steam app 896660). The GitHub workflow does exactly that.

Notes

• Client-side: only the player who wants the screen needs to install it.
• No assets from the Dark Souls games are used. The font is EB Garamond (SIL Open Font License, included in assets) and the sound is generated for this mod. Not affiliated with FromSoftware or Bandai Namco.
• Source: https://github.com/JevMods/YouDied

Changelog

1.0.5

• New icon: the "You died" banner over a Black Forest scene rendered in the game.

1.0.4

• Synced the Thunderstore description with the README.

1.0.3

• Updated the description and README to cover the death sound and its volume setting.

1.0.2

• Reworded the README description and added a feedback section.

1.0.1

• Reworded the README description.

1.0.0

• First release.